Health charity Diabetes UK Cymru is launching a CD-Rom guide for schools explaining diabetes and how schools can help pupils with the condition. Diabetes UK Cymru has created the animated CD-Rom to…
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Stories needed to mark 50th anniversary of Ludwigsburg twinning.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Caerphilly County Borough’s twinning with the town of Ludwigsburg in Germany. The council is looking for people with stories related to the twinning of the…
Coleg Gwent students help clear canals
Coleg Gwent students have been getting their hands dirty helping with a restoration project. The group of independent living skills (ILS) students are taking part in the Fourteen Locks Education through Restoration…
No Grand National fairytale for Dream Alliance
Dream Alliance, the horse owned by a 22-strong syndicate from Cefn Fforest, had his fairytale return to the Grand National cut short after pulling up on jump 24. The Welsh Grand National…
Swalec offers £400 discount on new boilers
Residents in Caerphilly County Borough can save up to £900 on a new boiler by taking advantage of two discount schemes. Energy firm Swalec is offering a £400 scrappage discount to customers…
Caerphilly Mayor raises charity cash with silly socks
Silly socks were the order of the day at Caerphilly County Borough Council recently when council staff took part in a fundraiser for the Mayor’s Appeal. Staff donned silly and outrageous socks…
Plaid’s call to save pubs as two a week close in Wales
Pubs across Wales are closing at a rate of two a week, according to figures released by trade body the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). The BBPA’s ‘I’m backing the pub’…
Cefn Fforest horse Dream Alliance 40-1 for Grand National
Welsh Grand National winner Dream Alliance is 40-1 to take glory at Aintree on Saturday in the Grand National. If the horse is first past the post it will cap an already…
Senghenydd rugby club fire was arson
Fire chiefs believe a recent fire at a rugby club could have been the result of an arson attack. Firefighters from Caerphilly Fire Station were called at 8pm to Senghenydd Rugby Club…
Improved young readers rewarded for hard work
Nine youngsters from Caerphilly County Borough have been rewarded for their hard work and success in reading. Secondary schools from the county borough were invited to nominate their ‘Most Improved Boy Readers’…